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With "Office X for Macintosh: The Missing Manual," Mac Users Learn That Office X is Far More Than the Sum of Its Parts

Sebastopol, CA--"To say that Microsoft Office is the world's most
frequently used software application is the understatement of the
century," declares the opening sentence of Office X for Macintosh:
The Missing Manual, (Pogue Press/O'Reilly, US $24.95). By far the most
widely used software for Mac OS X, Office X is no mere rehash of the
Windows version. Microsoft has completely overhauled its ubiquitous
software suite to take advantage of Mac OS X's stunning looks and
rock-like stability. In Office X, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and
Entourage are closely integrated and share program components. "Office
X for Macintosh: The Missing Manual" tackles each of these four
programs and reveals how the whole is far more than the sum of the
parts.

Missing Manual creator David Pogue assembled a "dream team" of Mac
experts for this latest addition to his bestselling series: Tonya
Engst, co-editor of the popular TidBITS Macintosh newsletter, David
Reynolds, former executive editor of "MacAddict" magazine (now working
at Apple), and Nan Barber, "Macworld" contributor and coauthor of
"Office 2001 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual" (Pogue Press/O'Reilly)
bring depth, clarity, and humor to their exhaustive examination of
Office X.

In "Office X for Macintosh: The Missing Manual," the authors start with
the basics for each program. To help users take full advantage of
Office, they show how each program works with the others. They also go
into detail about Office X's impressive array of digital-image editing
tools, publication templates, clip art, and drawing tools, explain the
new integrated PDF program, and describe how to design and create
sophisticated web pages with charts, sound, and QuickTime movies.

Is this more than most people expect from Word, Excel, PowerPoint and
Entourage? "Microsoft's own studies indicate that most people don't
even know about eighty percent of its programs' features, let alone use
them all," according to the authors. "Office X for Macintosh: The
Missing Manual" is not just for beginners; it's for everyone who uses
Office X and wants to get more from this powerful suite of
applications.

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